Kombewa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (Kombewa HDSS)
Kombewa HDSS monitors the health and demographic changes of a cohort in Kisumu County, Western Kenya. Since its inception, the HDSS has continued to enrol new participants to maintain a dynamic cohort, reaching over 140,000 participants from 34,000 households in 2014, reflecting population changes over time. Follow-up is conducted biannually through household surveys to collect updated data on residency, household relationships, births, deaths, migrations, and causes of morbidity and mortality.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
141,956 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
